Drinking-water-serving olla



Nov. 20, 1928. 1,692,062

E. J. TOBIN DRINKING WATER SERVING OLLA Filed April 5. 1928 INVENTOR.

1 1 TTORNELIS.

Patented Nov. 20, 1928.

UNITED STATES I EDMUND J. TOBIN, OF ALT ADENA, CALIFORNIA.

DRINKING-WATER-SERVING OLLA.

Application filed April 3,

My invention relates to ollas for drinking water and it has for itsprincipal object to provide means whereby the olla is kept full of waterat all times so that the evaporation takes place over the entire surfaceof sa d olla instead of only a portion thereof, as is the case when thearrangement is such that the contents do not completely fill said olla.

It is known that as the water percolates through the porous body of anolla and evaporation takes place on the surface thereof, that said bodyis kept clean, but the upper part of the olla is not filled with waterowing to the fact that the upper bottle, or other receptacle for theoriginal supply of water extends down into the olla some littledistance, and water does not rise in the olla above this point, leavingthe upper part of the olla empty. As a result, this part of the body ofsaid olla has no evaporation action and becomes clogged and discoloredand unsightly and unsanitary. Then it is also 1mpossible to tell how lowthe water is 111 the olla without removing the upper reservo1r andinspecting the inside of the olla.

I have conceived an improvement which makes possible and practical twoadvantages and eliminates the objections above men tioned. I haveconceived the idea of interposing an intermediate member, preferably ofheavy glass, between the top of the olla and the upper reservoir, orbottle of water,

which holds said reservoir or bottle above the top of the olla, thusfilling it with water to the very top and even up into the intermediatemember, and at the same time makes it possible to see clearly how highthe water is, should the bottle be empty, without removing any of theupper containers.

In order to fully explain my invention, I have shown one practicalembodiment thereof on the accompanying sheet of drawings, which I willnow explain.

The figure is a side elevation of a complete outfit, partly in section,embodying my invention.

Referring now in detail to the drawing, 2 designates an olla, which isunderstood to be a porous earthen ar for drinking water which is keptcool by evaporation from the outer surface, and it is provided with afaucet 3, and is set into a dish 4, with an offset flange 5, whereby theevaporation drippings run ning down the outside of said olla are caughtin said dish 4.

1928. Serial No. 266 913 The top of said olla 2 is formed to receive thelower edge 6, of an intermediate member 7. This is cemented into place,as at 8, whereby to make a water tight joint.

In the present showing, I have indicated the usual water bottle 9,inverted and set into the open upper end of said intermediate member 7with any suitable cushion or gasket, as 10, around the upper edge ofsaid inter mediate member 7. Said intermediate member 7 is shown ofheavy glass, sufliciently strong to carry the bottle of water 9, and tohold it so that the neck and mouth of said bottle is held above the topof said olla, as at 11, the Water filling the olla and rising into theintermediate member, substantially as indicated in the drawings.

It will thus be seen that the olla is completely filled with water andthat the water can be seen in the intermediate member 7,

without removing any of the parts of the apparatus. This makes itcertain that the action of evaporationwill take place over the entiresurface of the olla and that there will be no portion thereof to become.discolored or clogged with deposit or foreign matter, and at the sametime giving an attractive appearance to the apparatus because oftheclear glass intermediate member into which the water rises.

It will be understood, of course, that other reservoir for the originalsupply of water can be used instead of the bottle, and I do not limit myinvention to the particular showing here made for descriptive. purposes,except as I maybe limited by the hereto appended claims.

I claim:

1. In combination, an olla for drinking water, an intermediate membersecured into the upper end thereof with a water tight joint, and adaptedto support a reservoir of water therein and above the top of said olla,and a reservoir of water set into said intermediate member with itslowermost part above the top of said olla, whereby water completelyfills said olla and rises into said member and is visible through theside thereof, substantially as and for the purpose described.

3. An 011a for drinking Water having 5 means for holding a reservoir ofWater above the top of said 011a, said meansbeing adapted to permitWater to rise above the topmost part of the 011a proper, whereby to makepossible evaporation over the entire outer sur- 10 face of said 011a,for the purpose described.

4. In combination, an 011a for drinking water, a glass member secured inits top and adapted to support a Water bottle inverted therein andholding the mouth of said bottle a CountyfCaiifornia, this 29th day ofMarch,

EDMUND J. ToB IN.

